Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Pumpkin Carvers: The Rookie Style!

Oh my! It feels great to be back on track. How was your weekend guys? Our weekend went great! Last Saturday we went to a travel agency, picked up my passport, did a little shopping, and carved the pumpkins. Our Sunday was kind of mighty low, we just did some cleaning, and watched a movie. Also, I finally got my front porch decorated(halloween stuff). How about yours?One of our great family traditions....Pumpkin Carving!
Akesha's trying to take out the guts. She had her gloves on btw!...lol...:)
Here's what we came up with....lol! Hubby had a hard time carving his pumpkin. He picked the wrong kind, it was super thick. So he came up with an ugly face...lol! I carved a skull, and Akesha did nothing on her pumpkin. Actually, she did some markings on it though....lol! Well, she did what she always does every year...put some pen marks on her pumpkin! lol!

29 comments :

Anonymous said...

CoOl...
Wow Love the pumpkins...

I hope we get to enjoy holloween like you guys do..^_^

ciao ^_^

MJ said...

Oj! selos gyud ko sa inyo kalabasa diha oj...wala man mi ani...lovely colors with a pretty nice faces.

Have a lovely week ahead..:)

FaYe said...

i really like the picture especially the blck and white with the orange pumpkin infront. how do you do that?
we don't celebrate halloween here but we have trick or treat on nov 11, saint martin's day almost the same as your halloween celebration.
TRICK OR TREAT?:)

pet said...

cute naman ng ginawa nyong ito, haloween na talaga ano? pero parang nag gain ka ng weight mommy dhemz, medyo masarap ata kumain ngayon ano lalo na sa ganitong season...hahahaha. pero di naman nababawasan ang kagandahan kahit medyo nag weight ka, ok pa rin..biglang kumabyo ano, kasi baka magalit ka...asan nga pala ang couple's corner entry mo?

Chubskulit Rose said...

I love the one at the center sis! You did great! Next year pwede na kami magenjoy ng pumpkin carving, medyo malalaki na tong makukulits ko hehehe..

eden said...

ang ganda ng pagka curve. lingaw gyud kaayo mo ug himo ana labi na si Akesha tan aw gyud siya sa container..hehehe.. mingaw man among Halloween celeb diri dhemz, not as popular as you have there and Halloween.

☆Mama Ko☆ said...

Sus nalupig mn nimu sigoryo sa carving talent tsang.... good job on your pumpkin nice! hehehe.

Bilib kaayo ko nimu mo kuha ug family pictures tsang, naa d i ka tripod gamit? kami dili jd ma perfect baratohon pa nga camera wala pa jd patungan, plus impatient pa jd ang mga pispis waaaaaa.

Sus suya ga jud ko ana imung pumpkin, or halloween traditions oi, ky kugihan mn kaayo imu bana igawas mo and besides kamao sd ka ug drive so kung magtinapulan ang bana naa ka makahimu,

Na kami dri walang wala as in, nag tan aw ko ug pumpkin patch sa web nga duol dri, pistot ang Jose dili mn katoltol, mag inamaw ba aron dili ka adto. Kapoy sd mamugos modugo nya waaaaaa.

Nag carve carve sd intawn ko sa akong isa ka pumpkin, atong nagpapalit ko ug kalabasa utanon,.....ang ungok pumpkin mn ang gidala haaaayy buhay, ako nlng gi carve nya butang sd ug stickernga halloween decor gihatag sa among silingan ni Jake. so naa sd gamay dri, nya didto mi costco pagkahapon palit ug candy para trick or treat aron dili malabayan ug itlog waaaaa

Manglabay ug itlog mga bata dri basta walay candy. nyaakong mga pispis very young pa mn for trick or treat.

Kaarte jd sa kulot naggwantes pa as in hehehehe ka cute ra ahh, nya wala bya nag carve nagmarka marka ra intawn.

Sayo kaayo ko nanumbalay, ma tulog bitaw ko ug balik rn tsang human ani hehehehehe kung dili mahinayak ug panuroy ka blogtribe toink!

Hala sya, enjoy Dias family sa inyong halloween. mmwah!!!ciao!

Hitesh Rawat said...

good .......spending time with family is really good.......

and best time is the festive time...hey when is Halloween and Thanksgiving.....

two most heard fest i have heard other than....Christmas......

and its good...Akesha does her bit with pen.....knife wouldn't be a good idea rite now.... :)

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Fex said...

wow, so cute, i love it!!

Fex said...

wow, so cute, i love it!!

Lulu said...

unsa man na comment ni mami shy nga mura man na intawon ug nobela!!!

kuyaw kaayo ni si mami dhemz oy kay anad mo posing ug family picture...

nice baya imo pumpkin carving... na ako dili ko mouso ana kay mahal ni pumpkin (niandar ang pagka T)

tuod mouli mi sa 31 para makaabot mi ug trick and treat sa Lola ni Andrea... sayang ang akong outfit if dili kaabot sa halloween hehehe

teJan said...

maayo kay naa man mo mga pumpkins oi! diri kay di mi mag decorate..usually costume party lang..heheh but stores and stores hehe... kahadlokan na..waahahah!

nice si kesha sa pic nga black and white:) godbless dhemz and thanks..yah i wish, hope and pray nga lalaki:)

Shimumsy said...

hi sis. cute naman ng pumpkin carving nyo. i see that you are trying to explore your new camera with different styles. nice shots.

opposite pala tayo, nasa orange county kami sa ca tapos kayo sa south.

Full Tilt Poker said...

Nice family in your picture. I love this

Cecile said...

that was a nice family pix, dhemz and a great family tradition, salamat for sharing ha :-)!

sabado na kami nakapunta sa pumpkin patch, will post some pix later!

Mel Avila Alarilla said...

You have such a wonderful family picture. Nakakataba ng puso ang mga litrato ng bonding moments ninyo. Ang gaganda naman ng mga carved pumpkins ninyo. Tanong ko lang, ano ang ginagawa ninyo sa na scoop na lamang loob ng pumpkins? Tinatapon na lang ba ito o iniluluto pa rin? Yun pumpkins ba ay pwede ring gawing minatamis o sweets tulad ng squash? Thanks for the post. God bless you always.

Mommy Liz said...

Great Family tradition Dhemz, kami alaws, boring ang aming Halloween, ang jowa ko, madta pagdating sa mga ganito, sus..walgn buhay..hehehe..

Ang ganda naman ng mga pumpkins nyo, penge ako isa..

vialentino said...

this tradition must keep on going....by the way, wat u all do with the pumpkins which u all spoon it out? you all cook or throw it away?

David Funk said...

You guys did great with pumpkins, and you look prepared for Halloween!

Inquiring minds want to know what you guys are dressing up as? If you're really thinking of combining cranberry and Batman, I would suggest it. LOL!

Have a great night my dear friend!

me said...

nice way to bond sis..family bondig acitivity jud ang pumpkin carving..so far for newbies the result are terrific..syempre friends gud ta..waaahhh

Meryl (proud pinay) said...

hi sis, super bc kayo this weekend ah...by the way nice ang pagkakagawa ninyo nila hubby at akesha...great job!
ready na for Halloween.

krykie said...

ate dhemz haha naQx naman :D
palaging may family bonding Ü

mukang ready na kayo for halloween! :D
awooooo hehe Ü

siguro po mas maganda yung pumpkin pag sa gabi tapos may candle sa loob :D sana lang de masunog hihii! ang ganda! :D

kat said...

ahak...naunsa na sad ni..kataas ba na sad aning prosisyon oi...perme man ta ulahi ani...nyak..nyak..

BTW..dili man pangit ang carving hi banana, mukha lang syang maka lolooy ug di na noon scarry kay funny na..nyahahaha....then ang imo Dhemz mura ug squid kanang sa mata nga way ilong deretso ug ngipon..nyahaha then kay Akesha, mura itlog nga wa pa mapusa nyahaah...Sorry ha, bad review ako gi buhat sa inyo carving nyahahaha.

Bitaw Dhemz, gangisi ko diri nga missing na isa ka tooth, gi-ibtan ko karon pero isa lang sa kay di makaya ang powers hehehe. mura ko ana karon sa imong pumpkin na gi carve..nyahaha.

Hay kalami na lang kung maka experience sad ko aning carving oi pero di na na mahitabo kay di nako muanha diha kay ang akong pinalanggang uyab kay hasta man tawng selosoha oi...hasta ako blogging bantayan kay basig naa mag comment na male na very sweet ang comment nyak..nyakk..ingon lagi ko nga ipost nako nga bawal ang male visitor sa ako blog nyahaha.

kana imo hubbybe..dapat lang ikaw selosa ana kay im sure pag he's in his uniform, hay pogingkoy na kaayo den mga chicks duol dayon...nyahaha naa ko ana teknek Dhemz para di na muangay sa iya girls...pa suota ug imo panty si Greg hahahaha...joke lang ha..hehe sigurado turn-off ang gils hehehe

Ay babozz na ang beauty kay kapoy na type hehe.

anne said...

ka cute sa inyong mga carving oi hehehe

Phebie said...

nice mem...wla mana dri oi....hehhehe

Phebie said...

nice mem...wla mana dri oi....hehhehe

odds and ends said...

My weekend is a busy one sis. Me and Paulo attended a birthday party last Saturday. And we participated in the Adidas KOTR 2009 last Sunday :)

Those were nice pumpkins. And I would be the judge, your carving won :D

ruby said...

pumpkin! kami pud pa picture 2x me sa pumpkin sa amo silingan wahh..

Clarissa said...

Ang galing naman ng traditions dyan sa inyo--I would like my kids to experience Halloween events.Di kasi uso sa Japan ang Halloween eh.You did a great job,dear!!^_^